Seal Beach · Orange County · California
Surfside Jetty Surf Report & Forecast, Seal Beach, CA
Surfside Jetty, Seal Beach, California: 5–6 ft, head high to overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 2.2 ft at 16 seconds from the southwest, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 3:24 pm.
5–6 ft
head high to overhead · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 2.2 ft · 16 s · SW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 2.7 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 3:24 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 77°F
- Sun
- rise 6:19 amset 4:53 pm
Surfside Jetty surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Surfside Jetty: 9 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Surfside Jetty: 9 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 5–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 2.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | -0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | -0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 3.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | -0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | -0.0 ft |
Surfside Jetty waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Surfside Jetty arrive about every 6 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 6.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 6 minutes or so, each lasting about 46 s
- Lulls
- about 142 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 34% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Surfside Jetty surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Surfside Jetty: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 6–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–6 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–8 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Surfside Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–7 ft | Great | 0.8 ft · 16 s · SSW | calm | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Great | 2.0 ft · 14 s · WSW | calm | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Fair | 1.0 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 15 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 10 mph onshore (SW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–6 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 14 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 11 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–8 ft | Great | 2.9 ft · 18 s · SW | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–8 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 7 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–10 ft | Good | — | 20 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 25 | 18 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Good | — | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Surfside Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Surfside Jetty tide chart and tide times
Tides at Surfside Jetty today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.2 ft at 1:52 am, high 6.5 ft at 8:12 am, low -0.4 ft at 3:24 pm and high 4.2 ft at 9:51 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 2.7 ft and falling.
Surfside Jetty tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.2 ft at 1:52 amHigh 6.5 ft at 8:12 amLow -0.4 ft at 3:24 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 9:51 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.4 ft at 2:26 amHigh 6.4 ft at 8:43 amLow -0.4 ft at 3:59 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 10:24 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:50 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:07 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:36 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 2.8 ft at 3:03 amHigh 5.9 ft at 9:40 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:20 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.5 ft at 12:24 amLow 3.2 ft at 3:27 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:14 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.5 ft at 1:54 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:48 amHigh 5.4 ft at 10:54 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:10 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.6 ft at 4 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:33 amHigh 4.8 ft at 11:43 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:08 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.8 ft at 4:28 amLow 3.7 ft at 7:26 amHigh 4.4 ft at 12:55 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.1 ft at 4:47 amLow 3.4 ft at 9:46 amHigh 4.1 ft at 2:32 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Surfside Jetty water temperature
The water temperature at Surfside Jetty is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 77°F and a 2 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Surfside Jetty
- Seal Beach Pier1.2 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Sunset Beach1.3 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Great
- Ray Bay1.7 mi WNW · 3 ft · Good
- 72nd Place2.0 mi NW · 1 ft · Poor
- Bolsa Chica State Beach3.2 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Great
- HB Cliffs5.5 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Great
Rated right now. The Current app animates the surf itself on a live map of the whole coast. See the app →
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About Surfside Jetty
Surfside Jetty is a jetty in Seal Beach, Orange County, California, facing south-southwest.
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